I bought my 1996 for $550 with 215k it now has around 230k. The reason I got it so cheap is because it had the death wobble due to worn trailing arm bushings.
I put new trailing arms, OME springs, nice tires and aftermarket wheels. I would drive it anywhere. No real issues. Just drive it. Fix it if it breaks. Drive it more.

I replaced mine at 176k mikes. Sadly it was due to a cracked piston likely due to a failed wrist pin. Ran fine like that other than the noises it made. Drove it a few months like that till I got a motor.